A reporter tried the AI Instagram wants to use to verify age. Here"s what it found
Instagram is testing new ways to verify its youngest users' ages, including by using artificial intelligence that analyzes a photo and estimates how old the user is......»»
Meta confirms Instagram outage issues, working on update
Instagram is experiencing service issues and appears to be down right now. Users have reported difficulties logging in as one of the issues......»»
Instagram is experiencing issues and appears to be down
Instagram is experiencing service issues and appears to be down right now. Users have reported difficulties logging in as one of the issues......»»
California Parents Could Soon Sue For Social Media Addiction
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the.....»»
Instagram teases quirky, new, eye-catching font as part of identity shift
Instagram changes include a new font, new layout options, and an animated logo......»»
Instagram announces visual refresh with brighter icon, new typography, no iPad app
Instagram, the photo-sharing social network that lacks the resources required to develop an iPad app, is now introducing a visual refresh to its app. Apart from a brighter icon, the company has also developed its own typography, while highlighting.....»»
Here’s what’s new in Instagram’s ‘visual refresh’
Instagram announced a visual refresh of its brand. Here's what to expect in terms of how the changes will play out in the app itself......»»
A new tool to verify the geographical origins of virgin olive oil
Olive oil is one of the most prestigious agri-foods in Spain and it is the base of the Mediterranean diet. Adulteration and commercial fraud cases occur when it comes to the origin and varieties of a product with such an economic and business interes.....»»
Illegal drug deals are proliferating over social media with coded emoji and digital cash apps
Police report seeing increasing evidence of drug deals via apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok – and say that this is one of the factors behind soaring drug fatalities though fentanyl-tainted pills. Emoji are used as code for different drugs.....»»
Drug deals via apps: Social media, coded emoji, and cash apps
Police report seeing increasing evidence of drug deals via apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok – and say that this is one of the factors behind soaring drug fatalities though fentanyl-tainted pills. Emoji are used as code for different drugs.....»»
Apparently Instagram doesn’t want you to post excessive Stories
In a test that is taking place in Brazil, it seems that Instagram is testing out a new Stories layout that will hide your Stories if you post excessively. The post Apparently Instagram doesn’t want you to post excessive Stories first appeared on Ph.....»»
Instagram testing new Stories layout that hides excessive posts
Instagram Stories has certainly become a hit, and some people really enjoy sharing everything they’re doing through these 24-hour photos and videos. However, the social network is now testing a new Stories layout that hides excessive posts – whi.....»»
US Secretly Issued Subpoena To Access Reporter"s Phone Records
The US justice department secretly issued a subpoena to gain access to details of the phone account of a Guardian reporter as part of an aggressive leak investigation into media stories about an official inquiry into the Trump administration's child.....»»
How Google plans to improve video capturing on Snapchat, Instagram
Google plans to improve the video recording-experience on third-party Android apps such as Instagram, Snapchat with enhancements to the CameraX Jetpack library......»»
Meta to offset use of NFTs by ‘buying renewable energy’
There are valid environmental concerns about Meta's recent inclusion of NFTs in apps like Instagram. Here's what we know about how Meta plans to address them......»»
For better or for worse, NFTs are coming to Instagram this week
Instagram has announced that starting this week, they will be testing allowing creators to share their NFTs on its platform. The post For better or for worse, NFTs are coming to Instagram this week first appeared on Phandroid. Instagram had.....»»
Instagram To Start Testing NFTs With Select Creators this Week
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the platform is going to start testing NFTs with select creators in the United States this week. From a report: Mosseri noted that there will be no fees associated with posting or sharing a digital col.....»»
NFTs are coming to Instagram, with testing starting this week
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced on Monday that the ability to share NFTs on Instagram would begin testing this week......»»
Instagram investing in NFT support with digital collectibles feature, available now for select creators
Instagram, the photo sharing social network that lacks the resources required to develop an iPad app, is developing support for NFTs. The Facebook-turned-Meta-owned service admits that supporting decentralized technology on a centralized platform is.....»»
Apple"s Return-to-Office Policy Leaves Many Workers Unhappy, AI Expert Quits
Apple's director of machine learning, Ian Goodfellow, "is leaving the company due to its return to work policy," reports a tech reporter for the Verge. "In a note to staff, he said 'I believe strongly that more flexibility would have been the best po.....»»
"Buy Now, Pay Later" Is Sending the TikTok Generation Spiraling Into Debt
SFGATE reports on the alarming rise of "Buy Now, Pay Later" services that are being heavily marketed by influencers and brands on TikTok and Instagram. "Gen Z, in particular, has fallen in love with the short-term loans, spending 925% more now throug.....»»